greenhouse gas emissions

Hino Motors halts North American production until late 2021

Japanese truck maker Hino Motors Ltd. (OTC: HINOF) won’t build any heavy-duty trucks in the U.S. and Canada until the end of September 2021. Its engines fail to meet greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency standards.

The decision last Wednesday by Hino’s board of directors in Japan came amid plans by its U.S. facility in Mineral Springs, West Virginia, to expand hiring for Class 7 and Class 8 truck production. The company announced a $40 million expansion and 250 new jobs in August 2019. According to...

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Canadian Pacific launches hydrogen-powered locomotive project

CP is starting a pilot project to build a hydrogen-powered locomotive.

Canadian Pacific (NYSE: CP) is starting a pilot project to develop a hydrogen-powered locomotive.

As concerns for the environment rise, freight transporter companies face increasing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. If successful, Canadian Pacific (CP) would be the first company in North America to run a line-haul hydrogen-powered locomotive, a release announcing the project on Friday said.

One of CP’s line-haul locomotives will be retrofitted with hydrogen fuel cells and battery...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadian-pacific-launches-hydrogen-powered-locomotive-project

Rail manufacturers Wabtec and Greenbrier share plans to fight climate change

Wabtec and Greenbrier shared their sustainability plans.

Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and ensuring better energy usage and waste management are some of the short-term and long-term goals that Wabtec Corp. (NYSE: WAB) and Greenbrier Cos. (NYSE: GBX) shared in their 2020 sustainability reports.

“Our position as a global transportation leader gives us a unique perspective on the megatrends that are impacting our customers and other stakeholders, namely: climate change, automation and digitization, and urbanization,” stated Wabtec President and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rail-manufacturers-wabtec-and-greenbrier-share-plans-to-fight-climate-change

Daimler and PGE creating Electric Island for truck charging

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and Portland General Electric (NYSE: POR) are creating an Electric Island for commercial truck charging that will include fast charging of greater than 1 megawatt by the spring of 2021.

The development on Swan Island near DTNA’s headquarters in Portland, Oregon, is expected to be the first of its kind in the United States. The 50-50 joint venture site is under construction. Neither DTNA nor PGE revealed the cost of the project.

The greenhouse gas emissions-free...

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Commentary: Is fuel efficiency a bad thing?

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

In all likelihood a majority of the Electoral College will vote on Dec. 14 for the Biden-Harris ticket and the votes will be confirmed by a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6. The new administration will very likely give more prominence to federal environmental policy. The nebulous term “sustainability” will move to the forefront in regulatory and commercial...

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IMO approves draft new global C02 emissions rules for shipping

Pictured: bubbles of carbon dioxide; credit-Spiff from Wikipedia

Draft amendments to the international marine pollution treaty to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships have been approved by the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee.

The draft amendments will now be put forward for formal adoption next year. The MARPOL treaty (the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships) requires draft amendments to be circulated for a...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/imo-approves-draft-new-global-c02-emissions-rules-for-shipping/

International shipping urges EU to address ship emissions via IMO

Global shipping industry bodies have expressed worries about the plan of the European Union to include the maritime sector in its Emissions Trading System.

BIMCO: risk of multiple systems

Shipowner body BIMCO has warned that if the European Union includes ocean shipping it its regional Emissions Trading System then “shipping risks getting hit by multiple emission trading systems which will make a global … Market Based Measure much more difficult to achieve”.

Instead, the EU should work with the...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/international-shipping-urges-eu-to-address-ship-emissions-via-imo/

Can green shipping scheme lick ‘herding cats’ dilemma?

herding cats environment dilemma

Momentum to decarbonize ocean shipping emissions is building. Consequences for future newbuilding orders and freight rates could be game-changing.

First came the landmark 2018 decision by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to halve greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050. Then came the Poseidon Principles from shipping banks in 2019, with lenders vowing to publicly disclose portfolio carbon emissions.

Now, some of the world’s largest bulk cargo shippers have launched Sea Cargo Charter (SCC),...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/can-green-shipping-scheme-lick-herding-cats-dilemma

Norfolk Southern Q&A: How sustainability and efficiency intersect

A photograph of a Norfolk Southern train passing by some autumn trees.

FreightWaves recently chatted with Josh Raglin, chief sustainability officer for Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC), about why and how companies like the Class I railroad have adopted sustainability initiatives in recent years. The interview was edited for clarity.

FreightWaves: Just what is sustainability?

Raglin: Think of it at a basic level. Sustainability is closely aligned with stewardship. It’s about the wise use of resources, and those resources come in many forms: money, material, fuel, time....

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/norfolk-southern-qa-how-sustainability-and-efficiency-intersect

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